I should have posted the useful sticky links for you also-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=84

all sorts of great links there, TOS sites, therapies, alternative health, bodywork - plus some of our Polls and saved articles.

I have a Far infrared heating pad on my recliner most of the time- so in the evenings while relaxing I can just turn it on to ease the tight upper back muscles, or if my lower back is bothering me I just slide it down for that area.

Supposedly far infrared heat penetrates deeper into the tissues than regular heating pads and has greater benefit for cell function too.
{links about it in the useful sticky}